Gu Xun'er seemed to sense Gu Juan's embarrassment, waved her hand, and said,
"Elder Gu Juan, just call me Xun'er. Did Father send you here this time to find another strange fire?"
Gu Juan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Gu Xun'er's words, and gave Gu Xun'er a gentle smile, saying,
"Hehe, Xun'er, I did bring you a strange fire this time, and it's even the fifth-ranked strange fire on the Strange Fire Ranking!"
"Oh~"
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Gu Xun'er's eyes, and a hint of excitement finally appeared on her cold face.
"The Flame of Life?"
"Yes, this time, Clan Chief Gu Yuan personally took action, slaying Elder Shennong in the Shennong Mountains and extracting this Flame of Life from his body."
Gu Juan said with a charming smile, taking out the Soul-Bearing Talisman as she spoke and handing it to Gu Xun'er.
After receiving the Soul-Gathering Elixir, Gu Xun'er sensed the almost inexhaustible and terrifying energy of the Life Flame within it, a satisfied expression appearing on her face. She then asked,
"Elder Gu Juan, have you found out what I asked the clan to investigate last time?"
Gu Juan nodded and said,
"The matter Xun'er requested to investigate last time was something I took over. I went to the Soul Palace to investigate, and no one from the Soul Palace has left the Central Continent in the past two years. Furthermore, the Soul Palace forces on the Northwest Continent don't match the characteristics of the person you mentioned."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xun'er felt a little flustered, but before she could say anything, Gu Juan continued,
"However, I found some clues from several junior Soul Clan members who were out on missions."
"Oh~ the Soul Clan?"
Gu Xun'er's eyes instantly lit up.
Gu Juan nodded.
"Two years ago, a genius from the Soul Clan, without any bloodline but possessing extraordinary strength, left the clan. He also happened to cultivate water-based techniques. He was around seventeen years old when he left, but there are some differences between him and the person you mentioned. That person had just broken through to the ninth level of the Dou Huang realm when he left the clan, which doesn't match the Dou Zong level you described."
After hearing Gu Juan's words, Gu Xun'er was basically certain that this person was Lin Changqing. His cultivation level must have broken through after leaving the Soul Clan due to another opportunity.
"What's his name?"
"Hun Changqing."
Upon hearing this name, Gu Xun'er's pupils suddenly contracted. Then a sinister smile appeared on her face. She already knew the answer in her heart, muttering,
"Hun Changqing... Hun Changqing... So you were hiding your identity as a member of the Soul Clan... But it doesn't matter... It doesn't matter anymore...
Even if you came from the Soul Clan, you can't go back... You'll be taken back to the Ancient Clan by me soon... You can't escape... Then you'll be Gu Changqing of the Ancient Clan..."
Gu Xun'er's face flushed again, her delicate body trembling slightly. Every time she thought about Hun Changqing, she would involuntarily lose her composure, especially now that she had uncovered the secret Hun Changqing had tried so hard to hide, and understood everything about him. It
gave Gu Xun'er the feeling that she had forcibly torn apart Hun Changqing's black cloak that he tried so hard to conceal, completely exposing Hun Changqing's tender white body that made her blood boil before her eyes.
Gu Xun'er's face flushed even more at this thought, her breathing became heavy, and her rosy lips kept exhaling hot breath, making her heart flutter.
Thinking of this scene, Gu Xun'er felt her throat go dry, her desire rising uncontrollably, and her heart feeling as if it were being filled with something.
At this moment, she even had the idea of having Gu Juan use the wisp of Taiyin True Qi on her body to find Hun Changqing, then pack him up and bring him back to the Gu Clan, then imprison him tightly in her arms, playing with him day after day, year after year. However, Gu Xun'er ultimately suppressed this very tempting thought. She had now obtained the Flame of Life and would soon be able to realize her ambitions through her own strength, so there was no need to rush.
Meanwhile, Gu Juan, standing beside her, looked at Gu Xun'er with a strange expression. Gu Xun'er's body trembled slightly, her head was bowed low, her expression unreadable, and she was muttering something. Feeling somewhat confused, she added the information she knew to Gu Xun'er.
"When Hun Changqing left the Soul Clan, he was severely injured and his body was incomplete. According to him, he left the clan to find materials for the Bone-Growing Flesh Pill. With his body incomplete, his battle qi circulation is blocked, making it difficult to break through to the Dou Zong level in a short time. So, this person might be somewhat different from the one you described, Xun'er."
Upon hearing Gu Juan's words, Gu Xun'er, who had been immersed in her own fantasy world, instantly snapped out of it. A terrifyingly violent and murderous aura emanated from her, and her battle qi was released unconsciously, causing the surrounding trees to rustle violently.
"Who... hurt him..."
Gu Xun'er's voice was hoarse with intense anger as she spoke slowly. She didn't care about Gu Juan's mention of Hun Changqing's mutilated body; she was certain that the person from the Hun Clan was Hun Changqing!
Hun Changqing had tormented her badly in the dark room, causing her injuries, but he had healed them all with a remarkably effective water droplet.
Gu Xun'er believed that with that water droplet, Hun Changqing wouldn't need any bone-regenerating pills to heal his body's defects. This was likely an excuse Hun Changqing used; it was all part of his plan.
But regardless of whether Hun Changqing had staged the injury himself, anyone who dared to harm him must die! Gu Xun'er considered Hun Changqing her own, and no matter what, anyone who dared to touch him would die! She wouldn't allow him to touch him in any way!
Seeing Gu Xun'er's anger, Gu Juan was somewhat puzzled, but still continued,
"It seems it happened during a trial of the Soul Clan. He clashed with the Soul Clan patriarch's direct descendant, Hun Feng, who possesses the Soul Clan's divine bloodline. He was ambushed and severely injured. Many Soul Clan disciples witnessed it."
Hearing this, Gu Xun'er's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she murmured,
"Divine bloodline... Hun Feng..."
Then she asked Gu Juan,
"What is his cultivation level?"
"Hun Feng underwent a test during that conflict; he was a second-star Dou Zong. Now, two years later, given the cultivation speed of his divine bloodline, he's most likely already a high-level Dou Zong."
Gu Xun'er nodded, a ruthless glint in her eyes.
"Hun Feng, a high-level Dou Zong? Very good!"
Then, Gu Xun'er turned around expressionlessly and said,
"Let's go, Elder Gu Juan, help me refine this Flame of Life."
"Yes, Xun'er."
The two figures then disappeared from the plains battlefield.